The following events take place at Hastings College during the month of March 2010. Please visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

Women’s History Month Events
Hastings College will be celebrating Women’s History Month with a variety of activities. All events are free and open to the public.

Brown Bag Lecture – Anita Sue Clement, “Everyday Lives of Western Women”
12 p.m., Monday, March 1, Hazelrigg Student Union Room C
Anita is a graduate of Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney). She has a lifelong interest in history, particularly of the western states and their people. She has been a public school teacher and an instructor and interpreter at the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer.

The Rev. Dr. M. Jean Heriot, “Mary Magdalene and the Discipleship of Women”
10 a.m., Wednesday, March 3, French Memorial Chapel

Brown Bag Lecture - Nancy Nichols-Pethick, “Words Fail Me: A Painter Speaks”
12 p.m., Friday, March 5, Hazelrigg Student Union room A/B
Nancy has served as an assistant professor of painting at Indiana State University since 2004. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, and exhibits her work nationally.

International Women’s Day – Learn More About the Struggle of Haitian Women
11 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Monday, March 8, Hazelrigg Student Union Lobby

Pippa White, “Woman’s Work,” a one woman play
7 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, French Memorial Chapel
Pippa is in her 14 year as a solo performer. Her performance company is “part theatre, part storytelling, part history.” She has toured to 27 states performing at colleges, conferences, museums, libraries, festivals, and performing arts centers.

“Vagina Monologues,” a performance
7 p.m., Saturday, March 27, Scott Studio Theatre

“This Shall Be For Music” 4th Annual Women’s History Month Recital, SAI (Women’s Music Fraternity)
7:30 p.m., Monday, March 29, Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall

Music
3 p.m., Mar. 7, Faculty Recital, Jonathan Sokasits, piano, Perkins Auditorium
7 p.m., Mar. 8, Guest Recital, Young Men in Harmony, French Memorial Chapel
Mar. 12-13, NATSSA Competition - Begins Friday at 3 p.m./Continues Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Fuhr Hall/Perkins Auditorium
10 a.m., Mar. 26, Student Recital, Music Hour, Perkins Auditorium
9 a.m.-3 p.m., Mar. 27, MENC/NMEA Music in Our Schools Special Event, Fuhr Hall 
3 p.m., Mar. 28, Student Recital, Michael Stinman, baritone, Maywood, Neb.; Kara McIntire, cello, Westminster, Colo.; and Ross Whiston, bass, Lincoln, Neb., Perkins Auditorium 
7:30 p.m., Mar. 28, Student Recital, Chris Work, tenor, Plattsmouth, Neb.; Danae Garfield, mezzo soprano,  Aurora, Neb.; and Sean Anders, violin, Sidney, Neb., Perkins Auditorium 
7:30 p.m., Mar. 29, Student Recital, SAI Concert-In Celebration of Women's History Month, Perkins Auditorium

Theatre
8 p.m., Mar. 5-6 and 2 p.m., Mar. 7 – Capstones 2010: “Five Story Walkup” An Evening of Short Theatre Pieces, Student directed one-act plays, Scott Studio Theatre. This performance contains mature language and subject matter.
Box Office opens Thursday, Feb. 25. Hours are from noon to 5 p.m. on weekdays, (402) 461-7380 or tickets@hastings.edu. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and non-HC students.

Home Athletic Events
Mar. 4 Softball vs. Mayville State 5/7 p.m.
Mar. 5 Softball: HC Invite TBA
Mar. 6 Women’s Tennis vs. Fort Hayes State 11 a.m.
Mar. 6 Women’s Tennis vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan 4 p.m.
Mar. 6 Men’s Tennis vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan (Hastings YMCA) 10 a.m.
Mar. 13 Baseball: Crown 2 p.m.
Mar. 14 Baseball: Crown 11 a.m.
Mar. 24 Softball vs. Nebraska Wesleyan 5/7 p.m.
Mar. 24 Women’s Tennis vs. Doane College 4 p.m.
Mar. 25 Men’s Tennis vs. Doane College 4 p.m.
Mar. 27 Baseball vs. Northwestern College 12 p.m.
Mar. 27 Outdoor Track and Field: HC Bronco Relays 10 a.m.
Mar. 28 Baseball vs. Briar Cliff University 1 p.m.
Mar. 29 Men’s Golf: HC Invite (Lochland CC) 12 p.m.
Mar. 30 Baseball vs. York College 6 p.m.
Mar. 30 Softball vs. Dana College 5/7 p.m.
Mar. 31 Softball vs. Peru State 4/6 p.m.

Sachtleben Observatory
8:30 p.m., Mar. 6 and 20, sky viewing at Sachtleben Observatory, 4725 S. Wabash Ave. Call StarLine at (402) 461-7378 for more information.

Other Events
Mar. 13-21 – Spring Break
Apr. 2-5 – Easter Break

Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. Hastings College was named 75th Best Value College in the nation and #1 in Nebraska by Forbes.com and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. It was named a 2010 “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review and rated a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.